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(By: 2019 New York Times News Service, news.abs-cbn.com)
For years, Google and Amazon stuck to their strengths. Google’s search monopoly and universe of online services seemed to present little overlap with Amazon’s web commerce empire.
But as the ambitions of each has...

(By: Tom Brennan, Alizilla)
Alibaba Group is the world’s most valuable retail brand outside the U.S., say global marketing and communications group WPP and research and consulting firm Kantar.
In their ranking released on Tuesday, WPP and Kantar put Alibaba ahead...

By: Matt Smith, Walmart
Over the past few months, a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Levittown, New York, has been quietly transforming. With artificial intelligence-enabled cameras, interactive displays and a massive data center, this store suggests a retail future that seems...

(By: Robert Stockdill, Inside Retail Asia)
Amazon China is about to stop selling local goods to local shoppers.
According to multiple financial-news services, the global e-commerce giant is about to announce the closure of its dedicated Mainland China store, however Chinese...

(By: Inside Retail Asia)
Habitat by Honestbee has been voted one of the must-see retail innovations in the world this year.
The concept was listed among the top 16 stores to visit in the world by IGD, and Google reports it...

(By: Inside Retail Asia)
Global spending by retailers on AI services will reach US$12 billion by 2023, according to Juniper Research.
That figure is more than three times the amount expected to be spent this year, of $3.6 billion and represents...

(By: Robert Stockdill | Inside Retail Asia)
Don’t mention the so-called ‘Retail Apocalypse’ to AS Watson Group MD Dominic Lai.
An ardent enthusiast in new-generation retail technology, he heads a company that has just celebrated its 15,000th physical store opening. And...

(By: Iris Gonzales | Philippine Star)
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) has opened its "milestone"store in Guam as part of its continued global expansion as it hopes to be among the top five restaurant companies in the world.
“This was an exciting...

(Source: Inside Retail Asia | March 15, 2019)
Zara will trial a personalised denim service in three European stores this month, embracing the customisation trend pioneered by big brands like Nike and Levi’s in recent years.
The service will also be...

The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) first came into being as the Chamber of Philippine Department Stores and Retailers, Inc. (CPDSRI) in 1976. In 1991, after winning the bid to host the 6th Asian Retailers Conference and Expo, the bi-annual event of the Federation of Asian Retail Associations (FARA), the Chamber changed its name into Philippine Retailers Association and adopted the now famous shopping bag logo.